Disklavier

For more info on the Airport Express networking solutions, you can download
manuals and guides at http://www.apple.com/support/manuals/airport/


On 6/12/07 10:06 AM, "Matthew Walworth" <mwalworth@...> wrote:

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> The Airport Express device is a wireless access point with an
> ethernet port and audio outputs (which are irrelevant here, of
> course). It is possible to set it up so that a device (a computer or
> in this case the Disklavier) can be plugged into the ethernet port
> and thereby gain access to a wireless network. In this mode it acts
> as both an access point (redistributing the wireless network signal
> from a primary router via something called WDS) and a bridge to the
> wired device.
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> There are probably cheaper ways to do this (Apple is rarely the
> cheapest option), but it should be a workable solution.
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> ...matthew...
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> On Jun 11, 2007, at 5:55 PM, Carol Beigel wrote:
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>> > It is my understanding that internet is only available
>> > on the Mark IV through the ethernet port.  There is no
>> > way to install any drivers for wireless hardware on the
>> > Mark IV.  Therefore, I do not understand how that
>> > wireless router will work.  A wireless router is
>> > connected to your internet connection - like the modem
>> > that plugs into the telephone jack for DSL or or the
>> > modem that plugs into your cable connection.  That
>> > modem is then connected to a wireless router.  The
>> > computers that see that wireless router usually have a
>> > PCMCIA wireless card or USB antenna or bridge.  For a
>> > wireless connection to work on the Mark IV, it would
>> > need an antenna and a driver to run it.
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>> > Even if you hung a wireless router to the bottom of the
>> > piano, it still needs to connect to a high speed modem
>> > through either a coax cable or ethernet cable.   A
>> > wireless router is a transmitter not a receiver.
>> > Whether you have a Mac or a PC, you still need to use
>> > an ethernet cable plugged into the Mark IV which has a
>> > Lynux OS.
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>> > Perhaps you are trying to network whereby the wireless
>> > router is connected to the Mark IV via ethernet cable
>> > and your personal laptop or other computer is
>> > wirelessly connected to that same router.  Supposedly
>> > you might be able to see the Mark IV on this network,
>> > but I doubt you would have any control over it.
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>> > If I am wrong, please enlighten me.
>> >
>> > Carol Beigel
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>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "jheitzeb1" <jheitzeb1@... <mailto:jheitzeb1%40yahoo.com> >
>> > To: <disklavier@yahoogroups.com <mailto:disklavier%40yahoogroups.com> >
>> > Sent: Monday, June 11, 2007 6:03 PM
>> > Subject: [disklavier] Re: Mark IV and Streaming Radio
>> > with Macintosh
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>> > The pdf document did not come over as an attachment.
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>> > Am interested in this information.  I just subscribed
>> > to the Disklavier Radio and am VERY
>> > pleased with it.  The Jazz channel is outstanding.  I
>> > am using a Macintosh portable hooked
>> > via ethernet cable to my Mark IV while putting the Mac
>> > in "share internet" mode via
>> > ethernet.  I would like to do this wirelessly.  I will
>> > probably buy the airport express
>> > hardware as suggested in this thread, but am waiting
>> > for the newer revision.
>> >
>> > thanks,
>> > Joan
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